Threat-related psychopathology associations appear more consistently mediated by stress response systems than deprivation-related ones¶
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q2 i? The deprivation/threat literature finds more consistent evidence that the association between threat and psychopathology is mediated by alterations in stress response systems, including autonomic and HPA reactivity, and less evidence for such mediation for deprivation. → Karen E. Smith and Seth D. Pollak 2020
Evidence¶
Karen E. Smith and Seth D. Pollak 2020¶
Karen E. Smith and Seth D. Pollak. (2020). Early life stress and development: potential mechanisms for adverse outcomes. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-020-09337-y
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Narrative review synthesis of the rapidly expanding deprivation/threat literature, reporting a pattern of differential mediation. The review states this literature "appears to find more consistent evidence for the association between “threat” and psychopathology being mediated by alterations in stress response systems" while finding less evidence for deprivation. No effect sizes are printed.
"this literature appears to find more consistent evidence for the association between “threat” and psychopathology being mediated by alterations in stress response systems (including autonomic and HPA reactivity). In contrast, it finds less evidence for the association between “deprivation” and psychopathology being mediated by alterations in stress response systems"
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Related Claims¶
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- Parental presence and support buffer children's neurobiological stress responses, mitigating adversity effects when support is high — related
- Threat and deprivation show overlapping effects on PFC-amygdala connectivity and hippocampal volume — related
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Threat-related psychopathology associations appear more consistently mediated by stress response systems than deprivation-related ones |
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Threat-related psychopathology associations appear more consistently mediated by stress response systems than deprivation-related ones |
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